Garage Door Repair in Kensington, CA

ZIP codes in Kensington

Service area ZIP codes for Kensington: 94707 and 94708.

Distances are straight-line from Alhambra Valley to the center of each ZIP code area. Residents, median year built and owner-occupied share are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates for the ZIP code area. ZIP codes in Kensington: those whose USPS city name is Kensington (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Kensington (U.S. Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file); a ZIP code can belong to more than one city. Listing a ZIP code here does not mean service to every address in it.

Places in and around Kensington

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around Kensington include Thousand Oaks, Northbrae, Albany Hill, Richmond Annex, University Village, and East Richmond Heights.

Museums and attractions in and around Kensington: Blake Garden and Little Farm.

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals). See also the Kensington city guide.

About Kensington

Kensington is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Contra Costa County. About 5,309 people live in the 1.0 square miles of Kensington (around 5,530 per square mile). There are 6 places in the United States named Kensington; this one is in Contra Costa County. Berkeley, a city of about 121,749, is the closest larger city: about 3 miles south of Kensington.

Kensington in relation to Alhambra Valley

Measured in a straight line, Kensington is about 9 miles southwest of Alhambra Valley. That is a map figure, not a drive time. The two share a county: Contra Costa County. Among the 262 places this site lists, Kensington is number 22 by distance from Alhambra Valley. Within Contra Costa County it is number 21 of 49 places on the list. The places on this site's list closest to Alhambra Valley are Martinez, Reliez Valley, Pleasant Hill, and Vine Hill.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

The lay of the land

The center of Kensington is about 321 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Alhambra Valley is at about 364 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

The houses of Kensington

Kensington has about 2,238 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1946, and 97% of homes were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 94% of Kensington's homes. About 85 in 100 occupied homes in Kensington are lived in by their owners. Where many homes are older, original springs, cables and openers are more likely to be near the end of their service life.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018-2022 5-year estimates for Kensington.

Around Kensington

Places close to Kensington with a page on this site:

• El Cerrito 1 mi
• Albany 2 mi
• Berkeley 3 mi
• East Richmond Heights 3 mi
• Emeryville 5 mi
• Rollingwood 5 mi
• Richmond 5 mi
• Canyon 8 mi

What we fix in Kensington

In Kensington we handle off-track doors, opener repair, emergency repair, snapped cables, and broken spring replacement. The exact price is confirmed before work starts, and our pricing page explains what each job starts at.

Kensington garage door repair means the same thing to us every time: a licensed contractor, a clear price before work, and a van stocked for the job.

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